He was born and brought up in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear and started acting at the city's Royalty Theatre. His first big break came when he was cast in the role of schoolboy Darren having an illicit affair with his teacher Lauren in the 2-handed play 'Scarborough' which played to rave reviews at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival.

Filmography

• Forever Home
• 2026Open All Hours: Inside Out
• Wolfe — David
• Alma's Not Normal — Anthony
• 2019Get Out Alive
• 2019The Beach House — James
• The Witcher — Young Vesemir
• Still Open All Hours — Leroy
• 2010Joe Maddison's War — Alan Maddison
• Waterloo Road — Joe Casey
• 2005Street Fight — Music
• The Royal — Simon Watts
• Red Dwarf — Jesus
• Emmerdale — Jake Doland

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1994The Making of the Lion King — Self